friandise
French, noun/fʁi.jɑ̃.diz/
friandise is spelled F-R-I-A-N-D-I-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Friandise is a French feminine noun meaning “sweet; cake; piece of cake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Confiserie ou pâtisserie de petite taille”.
What does friandise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesweet; cake; piece of cake
- 2
femininesomething small and dainty
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Confiserie ou pâtisserie de petite taille. 2. Morceau fin et délicat. 3. Gourmandise, goût pour les bons morceaux. 4. Personne ou chose agréable, au sens physique du terme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of friandise
- friandises plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce friandise?
- /fʁi.jɑ̃.diz/
- \fʁi.jɑ̃.diz\
- [yn fʁi.jã.diz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to friandise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is friandise in French?
friandise appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).